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BJ lawsuit settled

Despite settlement, activists see win in Ben & Jerry’s ice cream case

NJ-based Unilever settles lawsuit with Ben & Jerry’s over ice cream sales in occupied West Bank, but no clear winners and losers.

www.northjersey.com

But it’s OK to sanction Ilhan Omar?

Pro-Israel groups want Ilhan Omar bounced from House Foreign Affairs Committee

AIPAC, B’nai B’rith, RJC and ZOA are supportive of Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s pledge to dismiss the congresswoman with a history of antisemitic and anti-Israel statements.

www.jns.org

ADL invests in anti-bds

ADL Using Impact Investing to Target BDS

The Anti-Defamation League announced it is acquiring Jewish investor network JLens to fight so-called anti-Israel activities like BDS.

www.mintpressnews.com

Analysis of anti-bds action

Challenging Anti-Boycott Legislation in the US

The Israeli regime’s defenders across the US are ramping up efforts to criminalize the constitutionally protected right to boycott.

al-shabaka.org

B&J update

Unilever asks US judge to dismiss Ben & Jerry’s lawsuit against West Bank sales

Parent company says ice cream maker’s ‘insistence on taking sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict’ is untenable, argues it has no authority to file lawsuit

www.timesofisrael.com

Israeli “lawfare” group turns BDS against Harvard

More than 1,000 Israeli students call on Harvard Crimson editorial board to evacuate its offices stolen from indigenous Indian tribes of Boston

Students for Justice in America charge Harvard Crimson staff with hypocrisy, following an editorial in the student paper supporting the anti-Semitic BDS movement; Israelis note that all of Harvard University is located on the occupied historical territory of the Massachusetts Tribes.

www.jns.org

ADL tto redefine social impact investing to favor Israel

ADL will take over a Jewish investment fund to fight BDS

“What they’re saying is you can’t have ESG at all because it risks Israeli companies being caught inside of it.”

forward.com

Texas appeal

Fifth Circuit parses Texas ban on boycotting Israel

Texas and 34 other states have adopted rules in solidarity with Israel against a protest of the country’s occupation of Palestinian territories.

www.courthousenews.com

CAIR files suit in GA

cair-files-federal-appeal-against-officials-who-implemented-georgias-anti-bds-law

www.cair.com

ACLU op-ed on SCOTUS

Opinion | Supreme Court Must Affirm Consumer Boycotts Are Protected by First Amendment

“If the right to boycott is to be preserved, the Supreme Court must step in.”